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Ed Ames, Star of Stage, Screen, and Song, Dies at 95

  • Ed Ames had a successful career as part of popular midcentury quartet the Ames Brothers as well as establishing himself as a solo singer.
  • Ames was best known for playing Mingo in the Western TV series Daniel Boone in the 1960s.
  • He appeared on Broadway in musicals like Carnival! and dramas like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
  • Ames continued performing into later years, giving concerts and appearing in supper clubs.
  • He passed away on May 21 in Los Angeles at the age of 95, leaving behind his wife, two children, seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
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